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In Feng Shui, the last month of the lunar year is one of the most confusing energy of the year, because this is the time when outgoing energies are sort of 'fighting' with the incoming energies of the following lunar year.
This year is quite unique though because some signs are experiencing a heightening of some negative energies. If you will remember, last year's forecast indicates that people born under sign of the Horse and Sheep will have a very challenging year, one that is plague with possible violence and a series of bad luck. The coming 2018 Year of the Earth Dog should be better for them, however, while February 16 hasn't come in to usher the official Year of the Earth Dog, it is advisable for people born under the year of the Horse and Sheep to be careful.
Actually, because the incoming year brings with it some challenging energies, the remaining energies of the year is also heightened.
In the past few weeks, I have encountered so many people complaining that some sort of bad thing happened to this and that person. Most of these stories have people ending up in the hospital and/or even death.
One of the story involves my own mother.
My mother was born in the year of the Sheep. Because I know that she is affected by the #7 Violent Star and side afflicted with the #5 Yellow Star this 2017 Lunar Year of the Rooster, I made sure that she will be protected with all the amulets that she needs. My siblings and I will also constantly remind her to take extra careful. A few months ago, she fell down, it is a good thing though that she was wearing her amulets and my nephew was also there to 'save' her and to keep her from fully falling. On the first week of January, she jokingly said that she has survived 2017! To which I reminder her that the bad stars are still with her until Feb 15, 2018. However, last week, her friend from high school who happens to be a person born under the year of the Horse, and whose children are born again thus they forbade her to wear any amulets, had a stroke and she subsequently passed away. When she was still in the hospital, in fact, on her first day in the hospital, my mom wanted to visit her. Since I was out of the house, my sister called me to let me know of my mother's plan to visit her friend. I told my sister not to allow my mom because (1) it is still the year of the Rooster and she is still afflicted with all the bad stars, and (2) that day was really a bad day in terms of the configuration of the stars including the daily Flying Stars, and (3) the hospital is considered a very yin place, meaning it has a lot of negative energies. Even with amulets, as all of you who is familiar with my thinking, I really wouldn't want to tempt fate. I suggested to my sister that she and I should just accompany my mom to go to the hospital the following day where the stars are auspicious and also so that we can ensure that she has all her amulets.
Maybe it is because of her very close affinity to her friend who has been her friend since high school, or because of how the elderly are sometimes short tempered and impatient and don't want to be told what to do by their children, my mom acted like a high school or college student and implored the driver and her caregiver to drive her to the hospital. She did this while my sister went to the restroom. In her rush, my mom forgot to wear her amulets, and her caregiver also forgot to let her wear them. Everything went fine, albeit my siblings and I were a little flustered with what my mom did, she was able to get home safely. However, when we all thought that she was safe and sound, she stood up from her chair, lost her balance and fell down. My mom is turning 75 this year, and she has mild osteoporosis, and so it was not surprising that she broke her femur! The only thing is that she didn't break any of her hip or pelvic bone!!!
As of writing this we are still in the hospital. She has been her for 12 days now and while it is hopeful that she will be discharge in a few more days, it will still take two months of therapy for her to be able to walk properly again.
She tempted fate. I know what I told her that she should still try to be mindful that she still has those bad stars didn't really sink in with her.
Another person I know who got affected by these challenging energies is my former officemate. Charles, is turning 40 this year, and he was born in the year of the Horse. I'm very fond of Charles because in a world of Public Relations where it is considered a cutthroat business, Charles was one of the few persons that is totally sincere and nice when we used to work together in the PR firm that employs us. This was several years ago, and through the years we remain friends even now that I have my own businesses and he now heads a department of another company. Charles is a born – again Christian, a Pentecostal at that, and so he doesn't really believe in Feng Shui. Although there are times that he'll ask me about my forecast.
Charles is afflicted with the #7 Violent Star and the #5 Yellow Star, two of the most negative stars in the Flying Stars formula. Furthermore, his office is also in the South side of his office. I did warn Charles about this and he said he'll be careful, and true enough it has been a challenging Year of the Rooster for him. I last saw him late last year when we had our annual post-Christmas and pre-New Year dinner. He told me that he is just happy that 2017 is about to end so that he can welcome a better 2018, this was after he asked me what's in store for him in 2018. Because I know that he takes Feng Shui lightly, I didn't say that technically speaking Year of the Rooster is until Feb. 15, 2018.
I just received word 2 days ago that Charles died. Initial finding is heart attack but it was later confirmed through an autopsy that he died of acute pancreatic attack / acute pancreatis.
Charles death hit me really hard, part of me thinks that if I just warned him that things will not get better for him until Feb. 16 maybe he would have been more careful and he wouldn't have died. Our friends and his sister assured me that what happened to Charles is like heart attract. No one can predict when it will happen and there are no warning signs.
Another story is that of famous TV and movie director, Direk Maryo J Delos Reyes. Thru a mutual friend he consulted me early last year. I had the feeling that he doesn't take this thing seriously and just would like to know what would be the general forecast for him. Direk Maryo, as he is fondly called, was born in the year of the Dragon, however, his bedroom and his head when he sleeps is directed towards the South. As mentioned, the South in the 2017 Lunar Year of the Rooster is afflicted with the #5 Yellow Star or Wu Wang and side afflicted with the #7 Violent Star, not to mention that it also has some other negative stars from the 24 Mountain Stars formula. Told him about this, but I'm really not sure whether he actually followed any of my recommendations. I firmly believe that his passing away has something to do with the fact that his room and his head when sleeping is oriented to the South. I was also told by one of his talents that he passed away due to a heart attack when he was in the Southern part of the Philippines. This might have further weakened his already weak chi by being expose to the South.
We still have a few more weeks left before 2018 Lunar Year of the Earth Dog officially comes in, but it is good if you have them to wear your Vajrapani Ruel, or gold Kalachakra pendant, or any other powerful protective amulets that you have.
To understand this year's forecast, you should read all the other related 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecasts:
- An Important Peek to the 2018 Year of the Earth Dog: A Bleak Financial Forecast and Early Preparation is Key!
- A Special Gold Piyao Empowered By A Crystal to Invite Wealth Luck!
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog – A Year with Bleak Financial Forecast and Poor Moneymaking Capacity: Understanding What Has Been Written and Also What Has to be Done!
- Understanding the Special Gold Piyao: Your Questions Answered!
- Wealth Luck Comes in with the Special Gold Piyao: A Personal Testimony of A Reader!
- Wealth Miracles Due to the Special Gold Piyao!
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecast Base on Bazi Chart, Flying Stars Formula, and 24 – Mountain Stars Formula! – Part 1.
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecast base on Bazi Chart, Flying Stars Formula, and 24 – Mountain Stars Formula! – Part 2.
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecast for the 12 Chinese Animal Zodiac Signs (Chinese Horoscope)
- 2018 Year of the Earth Dog Feng Shui Forecast: What Does the Strong Presence of the Wood Element Means?
- What Business Will Do Good and What Will Do Bad this 2018 Year of the Earth Dog!
- The First Two Eclipses of the Year: What Does It Mean and How Should We Prepare for It!
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Harmony looks ahead to the International Space Station
With today's installation of Node 2, now known as Harmony, the Esperia Mission on board STS-120 with Space Shuttle Discovery marks another step in the full in-orbit assembly of the International Space Station.
Built in Europe, with Thales Alenia Spazio as prime contractor, thanks to a barter agreement between NASA and ESA including the Shuttle launch of the European laboratory Columbus, Harmony is the first European module permanently attached to the International Space Station (ISS).
Harmony's permanent integration to the ISS is a fundamental strategic step allowing future further growth of the Space Station, including the European Columbus laboratory and the Japanese laboratory Kibo, and its further growth along the 'pressurised module' axis, differing from the axis of the truss structures.
"The six hatches of Harmony determine its high structural complexity," says Walter Cugno, Thales Alenia Spazio Node 2/Harmony Programme Manager. "On the other hand, its complexity pushed us to design and to put into practice new solutions also used in the building of Node 3 and the Cupola."
Besides the two axial hatches, which are needed for the permanent connection to the ISS and for Shuttle docking, Node 2 has four radial axes, on the cylindrical side of its structure.
"In the main part of the hatch cut outs there are no electrowelded junctions," Cugno explains. "The Node 2 hatch cut outs are single-part pieces, each about 250 kg, obtained from a 3500 kg drop-forged ingot. In this way the trickiest part of the structure has no joints and the welds that attach the cut outs to the main structure of the Node are far away from the critical area. The same technical solution was adopted for the building of Node 3 and the Cupola."
Harmony has all the necessary systems to manage the attached modules. Beside the electric cables necessary for other modules and the Node itself, Harmony also hosts the equipment for the electrical power distribution, heating, cooling and support of the data exchange with laboratory payloads.
Some ad-hoc racks were developed to protect this complex system of interconnections from the astronauts' kick loads and to guarantee simple ordinary and extraordinary in-orbit maintenence.
"According to the NASA/ESA/ASI agreements," says Philippe Deloo, Head of ESA's Cupola/Nodes Project Office. "ESA inherited the management of the Node programme from ASI after Node 2 development and assumed direct responsibility of the support to Node 2 ground operation at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and the integration and verification phase of Node 3."
Even after the delivery of Harmony to NASA, the level of European support and involvement remained very high. Thales Alenia Spazio performed numerous modifications to Harmony at KSC, resulting from changes in the ISS programme.
"As far as international cooperation is concerned, the Node programme management gave us very precious experience," concludes Deloo. "We demonstrated that, when we have the right strategy and the correct approach, not only does international cooperation work, but it also gives exceptional results. At this point in the programme, everyone agrees on the tremendous efforts made and the excellent results we obtained."
These excellent results are confirmed in the design and in the build of Node 3, which is due to be launched later. Node 3 is visually identical to Node 2. It hosts all the functions necessary for the support of life aboard the ISS (atmospheric control, carbon dioxide removal, oxygen generation, water recycle and production), allowing the ISS permanent crew to be increased to up to six permanent members.

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She-male in a women's jail is actually a prisoner in his/her own body.
A transwoman in Philadelphia was recently victimized by the city's prison system by being transferred to a men's prison after it was discovered that she is actually a he, biologically speaking. Four whiny female inmates are suing the prison for housing a female prisoner (who happens t have a cock and balls) in their same facility, thus exposing them to unwanted sexual advances.
It's all very confusing, I know. Whenever you wade into the waters of transgenderism, things get murky pretty fast.
The prisoner in question, Jovanie Saldana, is a transwoman. If you don't know what that means, I'll do my best to explain. A transwoman is a man. Well, no. A transwoman is a woman, who happens to be biologically male. A biologically male woman. Make sense?
No? Well, I think that's because you're a bigot. You see, biology has very little to do with what sex you are. A biologically male person can be a woman and a biologically female person can be a man, if that person believes that he/she really is. And because that person believes himself/herself to be something else, then the rest of society should be forced to play along with the silly charade.
It's called celebrating diversity. Diversity of skin color, diversity of sexual behaviors, diversity of delusional identity issues. Don't tell me that you don't honor diversity? We might have to find out where you work and get you fired from your job.
Transgendered people should have the same rights as anyone else. And when I say the "same" rights, I mean the right to choose which prison they will be housed in. Doesn't everyone have a choice? I know that if I were sent to prison, I would want to be in there with the boys. I hear they get all sweaty when they work out and there's a great sex scene after lights out. But if a transwoman wants to be in with the chicks, that's her decision.
Jovanie Saldana, who was born with a dick and still has a dick, is actually a woman because Jovanie Saldana says so. It's her "gender identity" that matters.
Let's examine her story. Saldana has been living and dressing as a woman since she was twelve years old. She is now twenty-three. In 2010, she was accused of pimping and armed robbery and was sent to Riverside Correctional Facility, Philadelphia's only women's prison because–duh!–she's a woman. That's how she identifies and therefore that's what she is. I bet some of you narrow-minded people out there think that she's a man who suffers from mental illness, but that's because you're full of H8 and probably a Christofascist loser. She doesn't have a mental illness, you do! The prison failed to conduct the mandatory strip search and cavity check, which would have revealed her to have a big black cock. Not sure why they didn't check, but they didn't.
While at Riverside, Saldana was forced to perform oral sex on a guard. The guard assumed, like everyone else, that Saldana is a woman. Which she is, I guess. A transwoman. Ha! So the guard had no idea that the person giving him a BJ was a man. Er, I mean, a woman who happens to be biologically male.
Saldana was later overheard discussing her gender identity with her mother on the telephone. Her mother encouraged her to come clean with the prison authorities and admit that she's a man. Which is really weird, because she's not a man. She's a woman because she says so. Gender is so much more complicated than outward manifestations (such as having a penis) and her transphobic mother should understand that. Her mother believes that Saldana was transferred out of Riverside because of the complaint she lodged against the prison guard rapist, and not because she's actually a dude.
She's not a dude, by the way.
Other prisoners suspected that Saldana might have a secret in her drawers. They claim that she hid herself while using the toilet and showered with underwear on. Apparently, no one saw the bulge in her underwear. They felt uncomfortable around her. Jabreena Barnett, cellmate at Riverside:
"There was definitely something off – she had big calves, broad shoulders, no butt – but she had a lot of feminine ways."
Not that big calves and broad shoulders have anything to do with gender. Nor does genitalia. It's all about what you believe in your mind.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer,
"Barnett accused Saldana of grabbing her breasts to express admiration for them, a claim her attorney said demonstrates sexual harassment and unwanted touching."
Oh, quit yer bitchin'! It's almost as if she's suggesting that putting a man into a women's prison exposed the female inmates to the risk of sexual assault. That's just the transphobia talking. We shouldn't care at all about the safety of the other women in prison with Saldana. They're not important. What's important is Saldana and her well-being. When I say I care about her well-being, I mean that it's important that no one break it to her that people with penises are not women, they're men. That type of emotional abuse would really crush her spirits, so let's play along with her little game no matter how many female inmates are put in danger by her presence in a women's facility.
And now she's been transferred to a men's prison, which is clearly a hazardous place to house a man who happens to believe that she's a woman. Okay, so Saldana is being housed separately from the general prison in her new men's prison. But that's still not where she belongs. She belongs in Riverside, with the other chicks. Because that's what she is–a chick, who happens to have a dick. She should be showering with the other chicks, sleeping with them, perhaps getting in prison brawls with them.
Did I mention that Jovanie Saldana got into some scuffles while at Riverside? Yeah. I heard she won all of them too. It's amazing how easy it is for a man to kick a woman's ass when the man has big calves and broad shoulders and a secret penis. Wait, did I say a man? She's a woman, I keep forgetting. Saldana identifies as a woman.
During her time at Riverside, Saldana had four cellmates–Yazmin Gonzales, Katiria Chamorro, Maria Cachola, and Jabrina T. Barnett. Again, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, all four cellmates reported that Saldana "touched or groped them, subjected them to daily sexual harassment, and leered at them as they bathed or used the toilet." They are suing the prison for $150,000, citing loss of rights, mental anguish and serious risk to their mental and emotional well-being.
Get over it bitches! That's just life in prison. I bet there's a bull dyke in the same cell block who does all of those same things. Next thing you know they're going to be telling prison lesbos that they can't have their way with the women. This could be seriously detrimental to the prison sex scene. It's almost as if the point of gender segregation is to prevent such things from occurring in the first place, but…no matter. If we were to start down the "men and women are different" slippery slope, there's no telling where that might end.
I'm a little confused, though. If Jovanie Saldana is actually biologically male, who has been transitioning since the age of twelve, why does she still like women? She obviously still has some sexual feeling for them. After all, her cellmates accuse her of grabbing their breasts and leering at them in various states of undress. So she's biologically male, but she identifies as a woman. She's a woman trapped in a man's body, who happens to still have sexual attractions for members of the opposite sex. I mean, members of the same sex.
I got it! She's a lesbian trapped in a man's body. She's a man who likes women who feels like a woman herself.
If you're confused, don't worry about it. I'm confused too. What's important is that you always defer to the deranged mental patient and try to understand them on their own terms. If Jovanie says she's a woman, that means she's a woman. If Jovanie admires women's breasts, that means she's a woman who likes women. She's a lesbian. Under no circumstances are we to force our archaic beliefs about the biological determination of gender onto Jovanie or any other member of the transgender community.
Some of you really backward Midwesterners out there might think that sex is biologically determined at birth, kind of like species and race. That's hogwash. We can choose our gender. If our minds don't match the bodies we have, that means that there's something wrong with our bodies and we need to fix them by mutilating our genitals and stuffing our system full of hormones. Insurance companies should have to pay for it too. It's so much better to do that than to just get some damned counseling.
That's because it's important to just be yourself. If there's anything that I've learned from years in the gay rights movement, that's it. Be yourself. For me, being myself means guzzling cum and hooking up with anonymous men in the bathroom stalls at the bus station. If anyone thinks that there's something wrong with that, they obviously want me to live a lie. And I won't live a lie.
For the transgendered community, being yourself means…being someone else? Well, yes. It means men being women and women being men. And everyone else should have to pretend right along with you, or they're transphobic bigots.
Unfortunately, the mental health community has not yet progressed to the point of accepting transgendereds. They consider transgendered behavior to be abnormal. But we've learned two things from the gay rights movement–(1) thatbehavior is not really behavior it's identity, and (2) that there's no such thing as "normal" and therefore no such thing as "abnormal" either.
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) still contends that transgendered persons suffer from a mental illness called Gender Identity Disorder (GID). Normally, I like to refer to the APA because they're the experts and they tell people that there's nothing wrong with homosexuality. They used to tell people that men who sodomize other men are sick in the head, but then we crashed their conventions and threw temper tantrums until they changed their manual to protect our delicate feelings. We've basically completely co-opted the mental health community since then, and they say whatever we tell them to say.
Except when it comes to transgenderism. Their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) still lists gender identity disorder (GID) as an illness. We're going to have to fix that because it's clearly stigmatizing. People have a right not to feel social stigma. Except for Christians, I mean. It does irreparable harm to abnormal people when you tell them that they're abnormal. So let's not tell them. Let's just change the definition of abnormal so that chicks with dicks feel better about themselves.
Luckily, trannies have put the APA's conventions under seige until they change it. I'll even participate just to show my solidarity.They crashed the APA's 2009 convention in San Fransicko just like we homos did back in the 1970's. No shit!
So when you think about it, Jovanie Soldana is basically asking the City of Philadelphia to accommodate her mental illness. She thinks she's a woman, and therefore the city should treat her as one. Makes sense to me. I want all of society to accommodate me in what was considered a mental illness up until the 1970's. When you think about it, Soldana and I are both batshit crazy but it would harm us emotionally if anyone spoke those words out loud, so no one should be allowed to. Everyone should pretend that we're just fine the way that we are.
In the meantime, let's put the heat on the City of Philadelphia so that Jovanie Saldana can be returned to the women's prison. That's where she belongs. I've heard she really likes groping and ogling the other women and that she gets into fistfights with them. Clearly, Riverside if a home away from home for this transgendered lesbian with a penis that will soon be removed.


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Cubs, Yanks discussing trade of Soriano
Veteran slugger has final say; set to meet with Epstein, Hoyer
PHOENIX -- Could Alfonso Soriano return to the team where he started his Major League career? Theo Epstein plans to talk to the outfielder about that possibility, as well as some other options.
"There's a process to these type of trades and we're still relatively early in the process," Epstein said Tuesday.
Epstein, Cubs president of baseball operations, and general manager Jed Hoyer were to meet with Soriano after reports that the Yankees were interested in the 37-year-old veteran.
"They're not the first team to call," Epstein said about the Yankees' interest. "They're the first team to show up in the paper in their home city right away."
There were reports late Monday that the Yankees were "close" to acquiring Soriano, and that the Cubs would pay the bulk of money remaining on his contract. Cubs officials said those reports were premature.
"I saw the news and got surprised," Soriano said Tuesday. "My agent told me the Yankees just called, but it's nothing serious and it's nothing close. When I saw it on TV, I got a little surprised. I didn't know it was coming -- they put a lot of pressure on me, because a lot of friends called me and family when they saw the rumor on TV. My agent and me, we have the control. We talked, and I think if something happens, I want to be the first one to know."
The Yankees have been shut out eight times this season and could add a blast from the past to put some punch to their lineup. Soriano began his big league career with the Yankees in 1999 and played there for five seasons.
Soriano, who has a no-trade clause, is making $18 million this year and is owed $18 million in 2014. According to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal, the key in the negotiations will be the amount of money the Cubs include in the deal. Both Rosenthal and the New York Post's George King reported the Yankees want to stay under the $189 million luxury-tax threshold next season.
Soriano entered Tuesday night's game batting .256 for the season but has hit 10 home runs in his last 20 games and was hitting .296 in that stretch with six doubles and 21 RBIs. He leads the Cubs with 17 home runs and 10 stolen bases, and ranks 57th on the all-time home run list with 389. Next up is the Yankees' Graig Nettles at 390.
A move to an American League team would be a plus for Soriano, who has improved defensively over his career. He has a lifetime .379 average in 26 games as a designated hitter. He went 8-for-17 with two home runs in four games as the DH in Interleague Play this season. Would he consider playing for the Yankees again?
"I just focus, play baseball, play the game today," Soriano said. "If it happens, if I'm getting closer, I'll think about it. Now, there's nothing there. If [Epstein and Hoyer] don't call my agent, it's because nothing happened, nothing's close. If it gets close, I want time to think about it. Now, there's nothing to think about."
Soriano played in two World Series with the Yankees in 2001 and '03, and speaks reverently of players like Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera.
"That's my first organization, and I enjoyed my time with the Yankees," he said. "They have a very good team. They are the Yankees. They always make the playoffs, no matter what team they have, no matter what pitching they've got. They always find a way. It's one of the best organizations in baseball."
Cubs manager Dale Sveum would not only lose his No. 4 hitter if Soriano is dealt but also someone who has been a role model to young players like Starlin Castro and Junior Lake.
"You'd lose one of the more professional, hard-working veteran players I've ever been around," Sveum said Tuesday. "He's someone the players can always look up to, see how a guy works. He prepares and tries to get better every day. There aren't too many 37-year-olds who make $19 million who I've ever seen work that hard and try to make themselves a better player every day."
Trading Soriano is not simply a way to get rid of his salary. Epstein praised the veteran for not only his performance on the field but in the clubhouse.
"If he stays, great, we'll value those things," Epstein said. "If there's a trade that helps the future of the organization and he can get into a pennant race, there's also value in that. The opportunity in playing time that might be created for someone else the rest of this year, and next year -- there's a balance. He brings a lot to the table. This type of trade isn't exactly unprecedented. We'll see where we go."
The Cubs have been busy this month, making five trades, including a deal with the Rangers on Monday that sent right-hander Matt Garza to Texas for four prospects. Even if Soriano isn't dealt, there are other names being discussed, Epstein said. There's still time with the Trade Deadline coming July 31.
"We're in that position where we can improve the organization by continuing to build a strong farm system," Epstein said. "It comes at the expense of a win or two the rest of the season, unfortunately, that's the position we're in. I'm not pleased that we're in this position, but I'm really pleased with the talent we've been able to bring into this organization."
Last year, the Cubs were active at the Trade Deadline, dealing two of their starting pitchers, Ryan Dempster and Paul Maholm, among others, and the team struggled to a 101-loss season. Besides Garza, the Cubs have dealt Scott Feldman, Scott Hairston and Carlos Marmol.


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Your boy will get a tremendous kick out of this modern transport truck, as a toy truck, and as a chest for his small toys when the day is done. The chest [can be] built of a 4x4 panel of 1/4 inch plywood, several feet of a 12 inch board and a few feet of 1x2. The rubber-tired wheels are of an easily obtained stock make. Six or ten may be used. The chest is simple to build with Pattern 1292, which shows irregularly-shaped parts in full size to trace on wood, and assembling details. Lettering for body and license plates is printed on the pattern, to cut out and paste on after finishing the wood.
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(The Root) — Isaiah Washington wants everyone to know he's back — not just as a "hired hand," as he made clear to The Root, but as an executive producer. His new movie, Blue Caprice, in which he also stars, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to a packed house and a round of applause.
The title refers to the car used by John Allen Muhammad and his young accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, who participated in a deadly shooting spree for three weeks in October 2002 that resulted in the killing of 10 people in the Washington, D.C., area. Washington expertly plays Muhammad, the man who took the impressionable teenager, played by rising star Tequan Richmond, under his wing and turned him into a killer.
Washington dropped out of the Hollywood scene in spectacular fashion after a very public crisis in 2007, when he was accused of using a gay slur in reference to T.R. Knight, a fellow cast member on Grey's Anatomy. (He later apologized.) The Root chatted with him at Sundance about the fallout from that incident, how he gained new insight into Muhammad's character and when he became interested in researching his African roots and wanting to build a railroad on the continent.
The Root: What are your memories of the D.C.-area sniper attacks? One thing that shocked many was that the perpetrators were black.
Isaiah Washington: I was standing in my condo in California, and I was totally embarrassed when I found out John Allen Muhammad was an African American and that he had a family. I have three kids, he had three kids. I was embarrassed to be an African-American father that day.
Initially, I said no to the film. The director, Alexandre Moors, found me on Facebook. I don't have an agent or manager. I'm so far from Hollywood, it's not even funny. It's just not my thing, and it hasn't been for the last six years.
I'm interested in doing projects that will change cinema as we know it. I'm at a pretty good start as an executive producer of this film. I wanted to come back with ownership, I wanted to come back with something that I wanted to do, as opposed to what agents or managers are expecting me to do. I get to pick and choose, and this story hurt me; it embarrassed me.
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As I began to do the research for the role, I asked myself what … you do after playing Dr. Burke on Grey's Anatomy. That was the pinnacle of my creativity, of getting the best positive image out there that I have been fighting for as an African-American artist. So now I'm free to go back to where I started with Spike Lee, finding characters that will now make an impact, and this was one of those projects.
TR: You gave such a nuanced, eerie performance as Muhammad, who was a father figure to Malvo. How did you prepare for that role, and what conclusions did you come to about this man and his life?
IW: I research everything. The thing I got from Laurence Fishburne is always "think loudly" — so if I'm thinking about all this research I did on him, the camera is just a mirror for that, and you are going to see that. And if I really did my job right, you are going to feel it. We don't have to talk about what he's thinking or where he's coming from. Obviously we could not put everything into the film, but if I carry it in my DNA, my body is going to respond.
One of the things about John Allen Muhammad is that he never really reconciled himself with racism. From my research of him, he never got called the n-word until he joined the Army. He grew up as an orphan in Louisiana in the late '60s, was illiterate and fooled everyone. He always fashioned himself as a Bourne Identity character, but he was denied that in the Army.
It seems that was the tipping point for him. In my opinion, that started his insanity. I read the book Scared Silent because I wanted to hear Muhammad's wife's point of view. It was very unfortunate circumstances that she lived under. He abused her emotionally.
TR: In one way, this is a comeback of sorts for you. I have to ask about the infamous incident in which some people maintain that you used a gay slur. What's your take on it now?
IW: I still love [my fans]. I gave you Love Jones. I gave you True Crime. If you got it wrong, then you got it wrong, but I'm not a liar. I said what I had to say, I apologized for what I apologized for, but you're lying on me.
If I did what they said I did, then how do [I] get to stay there [on Grey's Anatomy]? I never understood my people who were mad at me. If you do what they said I did, how do you go back to work for eight months afterward?
I sat in the back being gagged by my former bosses, not talking because I was nervous; I didn't want to lose the $20 million opportunity. So I am not going to talk anymore. You don't get to stay anywhere if it all went down the way certain people wanted it to be framed. So anytime I could have said anything, even now, it's like, why are you still talking about it?
[Some people may say] you're an a—hole, you're a homophobe. You can't be in this business for 25 years having those issues. It don't work — period. So when I checked out of Hollywood, I checked out because y'all are stupid.
TR: I know you have taken some smaller roles here and there, but when you dropped out of Hollywood, what did you do?
IW: I've been working in Sierra Leone. I've been helping to rebuild a nation that was torn apart by the blood-diamond wars. I found out that my ancestry is from Sierra Leone, and I was made a chief there. I've been lobbying on Capitol Hill and dealing with saving real lives.
I'm like Sean Penn in Haiti. I'm doing something that can change a child's life with the schools I've been working on. I also wrote a book. Now I am trying to get funding to build a railroad in Africa. That's what I have been up to for the last six years. I'm literally trying to still help my people because I love my people, even when my people don't love me.
Julie Walker is a New York-based freelance journalist. Follow her on Twitter.


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What does 'manabunga' mean? I heard this word from the American cartoon moive- Barnyard. A cow was crying 'Manabunga' while he was jumping into a swimming pool with his pals. The previous and the following scenes are not relevant to this, so I might not offer more context.
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McDonald's smells the coffee: Limited expectations are here to stay
If the central point of Abenomics is to boost prices and thus wages and consumption — the old "raise all boats" metaphor — then to a certain extent the plan has succeeded over the last year. Consumers don't seem to be fixated on cheap goods and services any more, though, to be honest, it's difficult to tell if this willingness to spend more is a function of anticipation for April's consumption tax hike. But for the time being there seems to be that old desire for high quality stuff, regardless of how much it costs; which isn't to say consumers aren't looking for cheap things, only that they aren't making it a priority any more.
This paradox seems to have had a bad effect on the fortunes of a company that some once thought was invincible: McDonald's. Since August, the fast food behemoth's Japanese operation has had to lower its sales projection for fiscal 2013 twice. Profits are expected to be around ¥5 billion, or a whopping ¥6.7 billion lower than originally thought. Sales have decreased five months in row, with the number of customers dropping for 7 consecutive months. The company is telling the media that the reason is "no hit product" this year, thus making it sound like a PR failure, but according to Asahi Shimbun, and almost every other Japanese media that has reported the story, McDonalds' poor showing seems to be more systemic, an indication of a sea change in consumer sentiment.
The company's response has been to bring in new blood. Sarah Casanova, a Canadian, was appointed president of McDonald's Japan last summer, and, again, it seems to be more a matter of an image makeover. The announced new strategy is to target women as a demographic, since it is younger females who have tended to resist McD's charms the most during its two straight years of falling revenues. The plan reinforces "healthy menu" items, which to a company like McDonald's means offering more things with chicken in them.
Though it doesn't sound like much, it's actually quite a turnaround. When the previous president, Eiko Harada, was appointed in 2004 his big move was pushing the so-called ¥100 Mac, the cheap hamburger that was always going to be McDonald's mainstay, and it worked. For the next six years profits grew.
The next big coup was ¥100 coffee, which effectively challenged coffee shops and coffee chains like Starbucks. Then the company made over their restaurants with more attractive decor. These various gambits were predicated on boosting the brand, but actually it was the price and the speed of service that mattered to customers. People buy McDonald's hamburgers not because of the taste or the atmosphere, but because they're cheap, and the same went for the coffee, which was pretty good considering but not as good as Starbucks, for what it's worth.
To make matters worse, McDonald's raised prices in the past year, thinking that the economy justified the change, and in a way it did, but people don't think that way about McDonald's. They aren't willing to pay more for fast food, no matter how well it's presented or how nice the decor is.
In the era of Abenomics, that means any competition can eat into McDonald's sales more easily. Just as McD stole customers away from Starbucks when it launched its ¥100 coffee, now convenience stores are taking business away from McD with their own cheap coffee. About a year ago 7-11 put self-service coffee machines, which grind beans and brew coffee while you wait, in 16,000 stores, and by September they had sold 200 million cups. It only costs ¥100, and other CS have followed suit, though Lawson's coffee is a bit more expensive at ¥150.
The market has grown so much that the consumer report magazine Nikkei Trendy named convenience store coffee the #1 hitto shohin (hit merchandise) of the year. It should be noted that Japan is a formidable coffee market, number 4 in the world in terms of consumption — 50 percent more than green tea, in fact. Even sushi restaurants are now serving fresh coffee. More significantly, 7-11 reports that its new coffee service does not subtract from other in-store coffee-related sales, such as canned coffee or chilled pack coffees. It's simply gravy.
But someone has to lose in this equation, and it seems to be McDonald's, which has a lot to lose. After all, ¥260 billion, which is McD's projected revenue this year, is still a great deal of money. The problem is that McD is associated with hamburgers, whose traction on the Japanese imagination has always been tentative. Older people don't really eat them as much, and Japan, as everyone knows, is the fastest aging society in the world.
Also, the tendency to eat out is becoming weaker in Japan as the population ages. Restaurant sales have decreased by 20 percent since they peaked in 1997. The weekly magazine Gendai, in typical hyperbolic fashion, has predicted the end of McDonald's in Japan after reporting that the company will have closed 160 outlets by the end of this fiscal year.


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Top modern ideas of space saving furniture for small spaces and modern styles of transforming furniture for small apartments 2015, transformer furniture,modern space saving ideas 2015, the best solutions of small spaces and small apartments with transforming furniture 2015 for small interiors.
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If you have a small or even more so a small apartment, you probably encountered the problem of rational use of space, namely how to make the most precious living space functional. A good way out of this situation - furniture-transformer. Now designers and furniture offer a variety of home not only comfortable but also stylish options for such a plan.
Transforming furniture and space saving furniture 2014:
1. bed, hiding in the closet - not a new solution for a small space and small apartments, but in this case, the designers offer of transforming furniture to create a coherent composition unusually harmonious and stylish connecting to microscopic area, which is hardly enough for the hall, the whole two rooms : office and bedroom. it's one of stylish space saving furniture for small apartments
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2. Flick of the wrist with a two seats mounted coffee table converts into a sofa with the usual coffee table for a company of 5 persons.
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3. And in this embodiment the bed, not only is hidden in the wall, but is transformed into a table . Especially convenient for people working at home. transforming furniture and space saving furniture for small apartments 2014
4. All have become accustomed to the fact that sofas can be spread on the principle of converting books and so to bed. But this you just have not seen yet: sofa turns into a bunk bed ! The ideal solution for a family with two kids. transforming furniture for small spaces 2014
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5. Very stylish solution: two chairs in the form of coffee cups can be easily converted into a coffee table.
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6. connected to this transforming furniture for bedroom and an office , and transform you do not have to. Your workplace - you directly overhead, literally. Perhaps the owners of such furniture dream brilliant ideas work, who knows?
7. If you suddenly come to visit, you can instantly double the number of chairs. How? With the help here so interesting design decision: one seat is the holster for another . The rest of the time when you do not need so many seats, the space is not cluttered.
8. If you loved as a child constructor Lego, but in adulthood became the proud owner of a very small apartment, this transforming furniture is just made for you. This, at first glance, an ordinary box with different drawers combines as many as four rooms : living room, bedroom, kitchen and even a library! With multiple shelves.
9. New York designer decided to put together the original experiment and transforming dining table with a sofa . Came out pretty good, and most importantly - functionally. it one of stylish space saving furniture for small apartments 2014.
10. This tabletop - a bunch of hidden compartments, shelves and drawers . If you like to have everything in its place and it is advisable not mean you have to buy just such space saving furniture 2014.
11. Even in a medium-sized apartment living is not always room for a dining table. In addition, he looks there is not very harmonious, recalling the Soviet era. Another thing - the coffee table, he just created for this room. But when guests come, do not always have the opportunity (and desire) to place them at the kitchen table. Then come to the aid here is a coffee table, which is very easily turned into a dining table . transforming furniture for small apartments 2014


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Welcome to the Kingdom Roleplay forum! This is where kingdom and area specific roleplays can occur.
Kingdom specific roleplays merely assume that you're an officer (or a citizen or invited guest) of that kingdom. They're meant to divert non-ruler essential roleplay from the audience halls. What you want to do with them is endless; they can be used for merely chatting with your companion officers, for taking the kingdom's guests or prisoners aside to deal with them, and other various things. You may take roleplays from the Audience Halls to your Kingdom RP thread, or vice versa (try to copy a link of the last post when you switch threads however, for convience).
Likewise, area-specific roleplays are meant for provinces. Currently, we don't have any area-specific roleplays; that will change as the rulers get larger kingdoms and take control of larger areas (such as provinces).
Threads here are created at Game Master discretion, and they reserve the right to create new threads and close old ones as necessary to the changing political climate of China. All roleplay that is not Kingdom Specific (quests, taverns, etc.) need to go to the Roleplay Forum.


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Portrait of a confident businesswoman
This week, LeanIn.org and Getty teamed up to release a new collection of 2,500 stock photos that aim to "represent women and families in more empowering ways." The need to do this was quite clear; stock photographs had become something of an internet sensation for their lingering embrace of a range of visual clichés, many of them sexist, such as the notorious "Woman Laughing Alone With Salad." As depictions of broadly-applicable situations and people that could be used in a wide variety of publications, particularly for marketing purposes, stock photographs claim to represent generic ideals for easy illustration. Their effect is, in fact, the inverse—it is specific ideologies they illustrate, in order to continue their reproduction.


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From vintage dining chairs to vintage accent chairs, Chairish has you covered! Take a seat in a vintage club chair or take a load off in a vintage rocking chair -- whatever your style may be!
If Goldilocks is any indication, choosing a vintage chair is no simple task. So much more than just a place to sit, the ideal vintage chair is an ode to both form and function—beautiful to look at; comfortable enough to pass an afternoon in.
And then there's the matter of choosing the right vintage chair for the room. While vintage accent chairs work brilliantly in living rooms, they can sometimes feel too insubstantial for bedrooms. And likewise, not every living room is the prime spot for a vintage rocking chair.
To help narrow down the best options for your space, we've outlined the most common vintage and used chair options you'll find on the market and the best ways to use them.
Inclusive of chairs like slipper chairs, bergères, and sling chairs, vintage accent chairs are generally shapely chairs intended for light to medium use. To use, place a pair of vintage accent chairs across from a sofa to balance it out, or use one at the head of a dining table. Alternatively, you might consider trying a swivel accent chair in a lounge-like space like a den, bar, or glamorous-themed bedroom. No matter your need, make sure you pay some mind to your used accent chair's upholstery fabric. Because accent chairs aren't generally the stars of a room (hence that accent in their title), feel empowered to choose a dramatic textile in a look-at-me hue.
If you need a chair that allows you to sink back and relax (and maybe enjoy a cocktail or two), try a vintage club chair. A term typically used to describe chairs with a deep seat and a high back and arms, a vintage club chair offers up the promise of total relaxation. Because of their masculine overtones, we love the idea of using a vintage leather club chair in a lodge-inspired space or a cabin, but when upholstered in a bright white or beige-colored linen, a vintage club chair can be a perfect fit for a bedroom or nursery too. In either event, opt for a vintage club chair with an ottoman for maximum comfort.
Can a vintage dining chair make the meal? With no offense to the cook, we certainly think so! When it comes to used dining chairs, most feature an armless silhouette with a straight-back. Some favored styles include Windsor dining chairs and Mid-Century Modern dining chairs. For households where evening-spanning dinner parties are the norm, you might consider purchasing vintage dining chairs with padded seats. Just remember that if you do opt for upholstered dining chairs that spills are a concern, so choose easy-to-clean fabrics like vinyl or leather. Similarly, you might also consider investing in vintage dining chair slipcovers.
While nothing prevents you from using a vintage dining chair as an office chair (a trend which we love, by the way), a vintage office chair is tailor-made for offering both style and ergonomic comfort. If you routinely work from home, try a vintage office chair with features like a padded frame, swivel mechanism. While the padded seat will work to make all-day sitting a pleasure, the swivel feature and wheels will allow you to seamlessly transition from task to task. However; if you merely need a used office chair to kick it with a writing desk, you might try a vintage desk chair. Most often featuring stationary legs and no other bells or whistles, vintage desk chairs are ideal when your needs don't extend beyond dashing off the occasional note or grocery list.
Yes, they're most often associated with nurseries, but a vintage rocking chair will also shine in a living room, bedroom, or even on a patio. If you're not decorating a baby's room, opt out of the upholstered gliders and instead try a Mid-Century Modern or Scandinavian rocking chair. The exact opposite of lullaby-like, these sculptural chairs will make an undeniable statement. Alternatively, if you favor a plain wood rocking chair, help it appear like a cohesive part of the room by draping it with a sheepskin or wooly blanket. Lastly, if you're decorating a patio, look for fiberglass, cast iron, or bamboo rocking chairs that can be adorned with vinyl cushions in the summer months.
When you're shopping for a vintage chair, it's easy to get overwhelmed by materials. While it's fairly easy to reconcile with a wood or metal table, vintage chairs are going to be receiving a good deal of use, meaning that you'll want a material that can stand up to more than just a little general wear and tear. To help, we've broken down some of the most common vintage chair materials. If you're in a bind about what to choose, allow some basic care tips help you make the call.
WOOD – Ideal for dining chairs and desk chairs, wood chairs certainly aren't the most comfortable of chairs, but they are remarkably easy to care for. To clean up after spills, simply wipe them down. If nicks or gouges appear, a vintage wood chair can be sanded, the gouges filled, and then the entire chair re-stained. But due to the elbow grease involved, it's best to consider this a spruce best saved for special occasions.
FABRIC – While nothing invites you to curl up and stay awhile like a vintage upholstered chair, fabric chairs are notorious for showing their age. Susceptible not only dirt and staining, but also rips also tears, fabric chairs be downright headache inducing. To ensure your fabric chair stays looking its best, avoid fabrics like cotton which are porous and easy to snag. Instead, try velvets, wools, mohairs, and machine-washable Belgian linens.
LEATHER – Although it sometimes carries a reputation of being precious, leather chairs are extremely durable. While some swear by conditioners, a spritz of Windex will actually do wonder to clean up spills.
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Visit the historic gold town ruins and bush cattle stations where you can join a helicopter muster or, unearth wetlands brimming with birdlife and fish. Be sure to pack the rod and try your cast in isolated fishing holes or simply cool off under a pristine waterfall.
While you in Cape York, mingle with Aboriginal artists whilst they paint at home or explore prehistoric rock art collections, dating back 40,000 years. Time your trip for July and experience one of the most electrifying biannual Aboriginal dance festivals.
And, don't forget to keep one eye on the sky for red palm cockatoos and one in the eucalypt woodlands for elusive tree kangaroos
Get off the beaten track and amongst one of Australia's best 4WD routes, with challenging river crossings and nights spent under the stars.
The capital of the Cape York region is Cooktown. It's along the 350-kilometre inland highway or 4WD coastal route via the Bloomfield Track from Cairns.
Stroll the wide welcoming streets, lined with grand Queensland architecture from the bygone gold rush days, and the botanic gardens filled with 62-hectares of native and exotic plants. Or, cast a lure on a guided tour and explore the river estuary day or night for barramundi.
Every June, the locals come together for a three-day long festival to celebrate the landing of Captain James Cook and his interaction with Indigenous Guugu Yimithirr people. You can dress up and join in the festivities too.
The Cape York region houses two of Australia's Indigenous cultures; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. You will find a thriving Aboriginal culture on the mainland and when you venture past the tip of Cape York, you'll come across the remote islands of the Torres Strait, home to the Torres Strait Island people.


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At The Plate – After a stretch of some really solid baseball, and wins, the Iowa Cubs have found themselves struggling again. Iowa couldn't really put anything together in this one; sure they scored three runs on eight hits but were 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Dave Sappelt had a solid day going 2-for-4 with his first stolen base, and a run scored, he's now hitting .276 at Iowa. Brent Lillibridge accounted for part of the offense; he was 1-for-4 with his fifth double of the season, and an RBI in the loss.
On The Mound – Chris Rusin was knocked around a bit in this one, but still managed to get deep into the game, unfortunately he was still hung with his fifth loss of the season. Rusin worked seven innings giving up five runs on twelve hits while striking out four. Michael Bowden was solid, as he was with the big league club for the most part, he worked 1.2 scoreless innings giving up one hit while walking one and striking out three. Casey Coleman worked just one-third of an inning in this one, and did it in a scoreless fashion.
At The Plate – Thanks to the weather Daytona only needed seven innings to take care of Brevard County 5-0. The top Cubs prospects are really starting to heat up at the plate; Javier Baez is one of those guys. After a monster day on Saturday Baez had a solid Sunday, he was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and a run scored and is now hitting .281 on the season. Ben Carhart had a solid game as well going 2-for-3 with a walk, and two runs scored. Jorge Soler was 1-for-4 with two RBI's, that gives him thirty on the season, and he is now hitting .294 for the year.
On The Mound – Austin Kirk was all that Daytona needed as he went the distance for a "complete game" victory to improve his record to 6-2 on the season. Kirk worked six scoreless innings giving up five hits while walking three and striking out seven, he lowered his ERA to 4.50 in the victory.
At The Plate – Really nice win for the Cougars who have been struggling as of late, they needed extra innings but they got the job done. Big day from the big names in the Kane County order as the two through four hitters were a combined 8-for-13 with two doubles, a home run, and one RBI. Albert Almora looks to be back to 100% health as he was 3-for-4 with a double, and a run scored, he's now hitting .475 on the season. Dan Vogelbach had a productive day going 2-for-4 with a double, his eight home run of the season (VIDEO), a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored. Jeimer Canderlario is really coming around as of late, he was 3-for-5 with three singles, he's now hitting .259 on the season.
On the Mound – The Cougars pitching was outstanding in this one as they shut down a very good Cedar Rapids lineup. Michael Heesch got the start and did not factor in the decision, but was solid and kept Kane County in it. Heesch worked six innings giving up two runs on seven hits while walking two and striking out four. Steve Perakslis was brilliant out of the bullpen going three scoreless innings giving up two hits while walking one and striking out three. Eddie Orozco worked a scoreless tenth inning to earn his third win of the season as the Cougars walked off in the bottom half.


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I'm working on implementing a neural network, but I'm having trouble calculating error gradients on both output and hidden layers. I'm using the identity function as my activation function: f(x) = x. I am pretty clueless when it comes to calculus so I'm really having trouble with it.
I found this Web page that has a good explanation
I just can't seem to figure out how to implement it.
I have an example of the gradient calculation of a network that is using a sigmoid activation function
but this isn't all that helpful.Code:inline double trainer::getOutputErrorGradient( double desiredValue, double outputValue) { //return error gradient return outputValue * ( 1 - outputValue ) * ( desiredValue - outputValue ); }
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Mr. Vague: "No. I mean, not that I know of. But you never know. You know?"
Friday, November 30, 2012
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Mr. Vague: "No. I mean, not that I know of. But you never know. You know?"
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So, that means he's a drinker who drinks a lot and has no memory of what he does, so maybe he is a smoker when he drinks and doesn't know it?
- November 30, 2012 at 8:12 AM
What he really means is that he never caught himself smoking.
- November 30, 2012 at 8:23 AM
Makes you wonder what he's smoking.
- November 30, 2012 at 8:35 AM
Maybe he's just afraid to look?
Screamers are like that, you know.
stay safe.
- November 30, 2012 at 8:52 AM
The joys of Ambien.
- November 30, 2012 at 10:36 AM
- Kimbra Kasch said...
NOW I know you're making things up. This just isn't possible. . .unless you're a seriously intimidating doctor...now that's possible.
- November 30, 2012 at 11:12 AM
- a.generic doc said...
Maybe he thought you were asking the old question, "Do you smoke after sex?"
And trying to give the traditional answer, "I don't know, I never looked."
- November 30, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Maybe he's not sure whether he smoked in any of his past lives?
- November 30, 2012 at 2:16 PM
Maybe he thinks a Bong might not count.
- November 30, 2012 at 3:38 PM
- Just Me said...
Dr Grumpy, you need to take on a psychiatrist as your partner. You would keep them all SO busy.
- November 30, 2012 at 8:59 PM
I must share this VR/dragonism with you.
Voice recognition: He exhibits he masturbates. Should be: He exhibits masked face.
- November 30, 2012 at 9:00 PM
"How many cigarettes do you have to smoke before smoking becomes part of your identity and you turn into a 'smoker?' Does the number go up if they're low-tar, or down if they're unfiltered? And, if you look at the cigarette ads, you see that there are so many different kinds of smokers. Like, a Marlboro smoker is totally different from a Kool smoker. So it's a really complicated question."
- December 1, 2012 at 11:31 AM
When I was 23 I went in for strep throat & the Dr asked a lot of general health questions including, "Are you sexually active?" (!) I replied that I was a virgin. His response was, "How do you know?" Umm, because I've been in my body the entire time I've owned it?
- December 1, 2012 at 10:43 PM
Smokin' like smokin' hot, or smokin' like smokin' pot, smokin' like salmon or beef, or smokin' like hot to trot?
- December 2, 2012 at 10:25 PM
- Tzipora said...
He must be smoking some seriously strong stuff... Or can't remember if be is precisely because its such seriously strong stuff... But he still may not be be smoking at all, you know what I'm saying? :P
Next time I'm asked this question I now want to screw around with my doctor about it. Beats the "you should quit" talk since obviously I know that. Then again, after reading your blog I now understand why doctors have to tell smokers that its bad from them and all because as obvious as that would seem, there are people out there, your patients here who probably have no idea.
PS- haaate the world verification! I'm probably younger than vast majority of your readers and its even hard on my eyes!
- December 6, 2012 at 9:24 PM


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The massive country music party in Las Vegas April 1 just got even more massive. The Academy of Country Music announced today that Carrie Underwood, Sara Evans, and Keith Urban will now perform during the 47th annual ACM Awards. They are joining an already-stellar lineup of award-show performers that includes Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Chris Young, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum and Rascal Flatts. Phew!
Sara Evans is nominated for the ACM Female Vocalist of the Year, an award she won back in 2005. She is currently riding the success of her latest album, A Little Bit Stronger, her first in six years.
Carrie Underwood has won an impressive 10 ACM Awards so far, including two Entertainer of the Year nods. This year marks the seventh time in a row she's been nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year, an award she's already won three times.
Keith Urban is a seven-time ACM Award winner, including twice for Male Vocalist of the Year. He also earned the Jim Reeves International Award for his contributions to country music outside the U.S. (this year the Jim Reeves Award went to Alan Jackson).
Think that all those folks can fit into a Sunday night broadcast? You'll have to tune in and find out!
Cast your vote for the 2012 ACM Entertainer of the Year and New Artist of the Year.
See profiles of 2012 ACM Award nominees.
Pick which country song you like better.
Watch the Academy of Country Music Awards live on Sunday, April 1 at 8pm ET (delayed PT) on CBS.


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Doctors: Argentine president well after surgery
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Doctors removed a blood clot pressuring the right side of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez's brain on Tuesday, relieving pressure that had been giving her headaches and numbness. Their report said she was doing well, that there were no complications and that she would remain hospitalized for now. The president's spokesman went further as he briefly addressed a crowd of supporters outside the hospital, saying the operation "has been satisfactory, it has been very good," and that Fernandez was happily thanking all who helped her.
"She's in very good spirits. She's greeting everyone. She thanked her medical team, she thanks all of you who are praying for her. She's in very good spirits, so the next medical report will come at midday tomorrow," said Alfredo Scoccimarro.
Buenos Aires Gov. Daniel Scioli, who has announced his bid to succeed Fernandez in 2015, was among many Argentine politicians wishing her a rapid recovery. "If God desires it, she's going to be back with us very soon, fully functioning."
Experts described the procedure -- drilling through the skull and suctioning out the blood -- as low risk and almost always having positive results, but recovery can take three months or more, and many Argentines have struggled to imagine the country with anyone but the 60-year-old leader at its center.
Many cheered after she emerged from surgery at the Fundacion Favaloro. Some had spent all night holding vigil, carrying statues of the Virgen of Lujan, Argentina's patron saint, and messages such as "Fuerza Cristina," urging her to show her strength.
Scoccimarro did not answer questions after his brief announcement on the hospital steps.
Fernandez was diagnosed with "chronic subdural hematoma," or fluid trapped between the skull and brain. This can happen when the tiny veins that connect the brain's surface with its outermost covering, or dura, tear and leak blood. As people age, it can happen with a head injury so mild that they don't remember it.
In the president's case, doctors initially prescribed a month's rest, because in some cases the fluid can be absorbed without intervention, but they decided on surgery after she complained of numbness and weakness in her upper left arm, in addition to the headaches and irregular heartbeats she has been suffering.
Amid the messages of sympathy, critics questioned the secrecy surrounding her condition, which was announced in a three-paragraph statement late Saturday after she spent more than nine hours in the hospital. It said she suffered a "traumatismo cranial" on Aug. 12, but gave no details on how this injury happened.
August 11 had been a rough day for the president. Despite her intensive campaigning, primary election results that night showed a significant drop in support for her party's candidates ahead of the Oct. 27 congressional elections.
Fernandez, who followed her highly popular husband into the presidency, has dominated Argentine politics during her nearly six years in office. Now she's out of commission just three weeks before voting day.
Her executive powers were formally transferred to Vice President Amado Boudou as she was prepared for surgery,although no document describing the extent of his powers was released, generating a debate over how long he can remain in charge during her recovery without an act of Congress.
Boudou, for his part, told top officials in a televised address that they would run Argentina as a team "while she gets the rest she deserves."
"What Cristina wants is for us to maintain the administration, and to carry on this project that (her late husband) Nestor Kirchner began and that Cristina has continued," said Boudou, whose popularity has sunk amid ongoing corruption investigations.
Argentina's constitution provides for temporary transfers of power in case of health problems, said Daniel Sabsay, a constitutional lawyer. While a full medical leave requires congressional approval, short of that "she alone decides," he said.
Associated Press writer Almudena Calatrava contributed to this report.